Philip wrote: > Note that the J were able to make a river of amorphia elsewhere, to > Sethra's great astonishment, so she may be overrepresenting her > understanding of the issue to Vlad. And Vlad was able (I think) > to produce amorphia there as well. Maybe Dragaera isn't so special > in this sense. My impression is that Dragaera is special not so much for being the only place where amorphia can be *created* as for being the only place where a known, stable source exists. Remember Sethra's comments about the biggest fluke of all, that the GS (and the LS later on) failed to consume the entire world. The Jenoine didn't make their amorphia (it was siphoned off from the LS) but Vlad certainly did make some there, as you mentioned. On the other hand, since amorphia appears to convert other matter into amorphia, I've wondered why cutting the link to the LS is likely to inconvenience the Jenoine in any way except for undercutting their plans to take over the Orb. Max Wilson -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.